According to the report, the homicide rate diminished in Barquisimeto with five murders per 100,000 and Ciudad Guayana with only one every 100,000 people.

Maracaibo maintained the same proportion and in Valencia the number of murders diminished by 13 for every 100,000 inhabitants.

Minister of internal relations Miguel Rodríguez Torres announced a reduction in the number of homicides following the application of the Patria Segura Plan (Secure Homeland Plan).

The plan is a response to people's demands that something must be done to tackle the serious crime situation in Venezuela. It involves national guard patrols, communal police, and preventative programs such as workshops and cultural activities, according to Venezuelanalysis.

According to the Venezuelan Politics and Human Rights blog, hosted by the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), the plan aims to militarise citizens.

"[These] plans are good at putting disadvantaged young men in jail, yet ineffective at reducing crime," professor of sociology Veronica and professor of criminology Andres Antillano wrote on the blog.

"And with the rapid and important increase of the incarcerated population, of course, problems such as overcrowding and inhumane living conditions in prisons are exacerbated", the professors continued.

The Latin-American countries with more problems related to violence in 2013 were Honduras, Venezuela, Guatemala, El Salvador, México and Brasil.